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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 445626" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>If your son is truly in the gifted range of intelligence, you may find the information at this site (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) helpful. The smarter the child the greater the emotional and behavioral difficulties they often experience. This sounds like it goes beyond that and it's good that you're getting him some help. But, if he is gifted, particularly if he has very high IQ (150+) then the behaviors that were diagnosed as ADD may actually be because he is gifted.</p><p></p><p>Here are some links for you to explore in your "free" time that might help you figure this out. I would also bring this question up to the psychologist. The thing is, unless the psychologist has experience working with and assessing the highly gifted he/she may not have the experience needed to figure this out either.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sengifted.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm" target="_blank">http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm</a></p><p></p><p>If this information strikes a chord for you - I suggest you visit some other websites including Hoagies Gifted. org; the Davidson Institute and Hollingworth . org - a center for highly gifted children (usually defined as children with IQ's of 140+).</p><p></p><p></p><p>All that aside, the highly gifted must still be held to account for their behavior, even as very young children. The difference is that at least some of the explanation for their behaviors can be explained by their sheer frustration at trying to "slow" themselves down to match the "normal" world.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. It's tough to be a single mom at all - let alone to difficult kids. I hope you have support from family and friends to help you cope. And it sounds like you are doing a great job. Pat yourself on the back.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sengifted.org/</a><a href="http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 445626, member: 11920"] If your son is truly in the gifted range of intelligence, you may find the information at this site (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) helpful. The smarter the child the greater the emotional and behavioral difficulties they often experience. This sounds like it goes beyond that and it's good that you're getting him some help. But, if he is gifted, particularly if he has very high IQ (150+) then the behaviors that were diagnosed as ADD may actually be because he is gifted. Here are some links for you to explore in your "free" time that might help you figure this out. I would also bring this question up to the psychologist. The thing is, unless the psychologist has experience working with and assessing the highly gifted he/she may not have the experience needed to figure this out either. [URL="http://www.sengifted.org/"]http://www.sengifted.org/ [/URL][URL]http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm[/URL] If this information strikes a chord for you - I suggest you visit some other websites including Hoagies Gifted. org; the Davidson Institute and Hollingworth . org - a center for highly gifted children (usually defined as children with IQ's of 140+). All that aside, the highly gifted must still be held to account for their behavior, even as very young children. The difference is that at least some of the explanation for their behaviors can be explained by their sheer frustration at trying to "slow" themselves down to match the "normal" world. Good luck. It's tough to be a single mom at all - let alone to difficult kids. I hope you have support from family and friends to help you cope. And it sounds like you are doing a great job. Pat yourself on the back. [URL="http://www.sengifted.org/"][/URL][URL="http://borntoexplore.org/gifted.htm"] [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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